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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/3/2013)

Posted: January 2, 2013 at 6:35 am

HP Asset Sales Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) has filed its 10-K, and among its top disclosures was that the troubled tech company may sell some of its assets. Actually, the ...
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Eurozone PMI Still Weak

Posted: July 24, 2012 at 5:14 am

Research firm Markit issued its PMI data for the eurozone for July. Most of the news was bad, although economists were heartened slightly by the fact that the core figure was no worse ...
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Germany Loses Its Footing as Confidence Craters

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:21 am

Early this morning, HSBC said its China Purchasing Managers’ Index in May slipped to 48.7, lower than expected. Later in the day, there was evidence of a sharp slowdown in the ...
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Data Confirms Eurozone Recession

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 5:37 am

The question of whether the eurozone has slipped back into recession has been answered. Data from Markit show that “Eurozone business activity slips back into contraction in February.” The Composite Outlook Index, Services PMI Activity ...
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